piileskellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• abscond verb To leave secretly and hurriedly, usually to escape custody or having taken something that is not yours.
• skulk noun A number of foxes together, as a group.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

Senses

piileskellä is used for these senses in English:

• abscond (intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
• in hiding Remaining hidden (typically of a person).
• lie doggo (intransitive, slang) To lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection; also (by extension) , to stay hidden by being discreet and not drawing attention; to keep a low profile, to lie low.
• lie low (intransitive, idiomatic) To conceal oneself; to remain hidden.
• skulk To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
• sneak (transitive, dated) To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.

skulk — full definition

1. noun A number of foxes together, as a group.
2. noun A group of people regarded as cunning or dishonest, like foxes.
3. noun An instance of skulking, or moving about secretively.
4. noun An occasion of moving quietly and secretively so as not to be seen.

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